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Thu 04 Apr 2007Spanish property market jitters shake Irish investorsThe risk of "a more abrupt slowdown" will occupy the minds of investors in both the Spanish and Irish property markets, it was claimed yesterday, as the steep drops in the value of Spanish real estate companies on Tuesday continued to have knock-on effects on the Irish Stock Exchange.Drawing parallels between the two markets, Goodbody Stockbrokers economist Dermot O'Leary said housing activity in both Spain and Ireland was "obviously unsustainable".